long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
strength; power; proficiency; ability
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you; fuck off and die; kill yourself
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
cooperation; coordination; link
three sides; small offering stand
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
throw; throwing; throwing event
according to plan; as planned; on target
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
interior; inside; internal
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
testimony; (verbal) evidence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
order; command; directions; instructions
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated