upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
metal plate; metallic plate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
infancy; childhood; tender age
the same generation; coeval
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service