year in, year out; always; 24-7
extermination; expulsion; destruction
in name only; titular; nominal
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
near; close; beside; third person
outsider; someone outside of a group
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
by sheer strength; by brute force
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
action; operation; effect; function
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
restlessly; in continuous motion
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
behind; in the rear; in back
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
after use; after occurring
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off