to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
the staff; inside the department
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
furious facial expression
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
strong pressure; heavy pressure
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pack of wolves; wolf pack
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
everywhere; all over; throughout
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
behind with everything; too late; reactive
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)