blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
flash (of light); glint; schiller
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
continuation; succession; series
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be forward; to be impertinent
failure; mistake; blunder
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
mental; spiritual; emotional
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
all; entire; whole; altogether
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
enemy territory; hostile place
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
immediately; right away; on the spot
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to raise one's voice; to shout
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to come to one's senses; to calm down
one-by-one; separately; in detail