to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
those (near the second person)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
that; the matter in question
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
restlessly; in continuous motion
behind; in the rear; in back
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
throw; throwing; throwing event
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!