pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
coincident with; while; simultaneously
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
power; might; authority; influence
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
in perfect form; going swimmingly
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
just one person; only one
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
interval; break; pause; spare moment
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite