life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
phantom; vision; illusion
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the very best; excellent; superb
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
pillar of fire; blazing column
hair on the back of one's head
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tension; tensile strength
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
floor above; floor upstairs
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
everybody; every last one of them; all
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to differ depending on ...
dynamic lift; lifting power
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
if it is the case that ...
yoke; constraints; oppression
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)