hand used like a sword in striking
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
outside of; not covered by
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
how many people; a number of people
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
don't you think?; indicates question
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
unexpectedly; surprisingly
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
one by one; one at a time; in turn
training; drill; practice; discipline
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
questions and answers; dialogue
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
front; frontage; facade; main
war; battle; match; game; competition
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)