defeating in an instant; instant kill
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
weak point; unskillfulness
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ability; performance; efficiency
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to die out; to become extinct
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
survival; survivor; relic
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan