to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to rain incessantly; to downpour
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to begin shooting; to shoot out
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
in succession; one by one
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
power; might; authority; influence
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
sword skills; swordsmanship
directly opposite; right in front
to fight with swords; to cross swords
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to defy conventional wisdom
to unfold; to unroll; to open
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)