fencing; art of wielding swords
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
these guys; these fellows
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
order; command; life; destiny; fate
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
area below the pectoral muscle
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
favorite sword; cherished sword
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
personification; impersonation; embodiment
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
gentle; mild; meek; tender
raging fire; conflagration
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin