to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
how many people; a number of people
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
next; secondly; subsequently
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
interrupting a game; time out
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander