to bind; to fasten; to tie up
two (long cylindrical things)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
just one person; only one
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
behind; in the rear; in back
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
black lustre; black luster
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
double-edged; double-edged blade
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to fly around; to scatter
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided