to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
threat; intimidation; menace
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to attempt; to test; to try out
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to bend; to warp; to curve
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect