vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
sweeping sideways; mowing down
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
long military service; having experienced many battles
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to pile up; to accumulate
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
practice; practising; experience
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
history of; experience of
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
remote control; remote operation
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
opposite side; other side
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement