(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
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; sweeping up; mopping up
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
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)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
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
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
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)
the very best; excellent; superb
blunder; miss; slip; oversight