to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
opposite; reverse; contrary
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
180 degrees; complete change
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
tip of a sword; point of a sword
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots