to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
literally; to the letter; literal
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to lose sight of; to miss
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
scene; spectacle; sight; view
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be silent; to say nothing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation