firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
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; process; agency; 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 (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes
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
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
fortunately; luckily; thankfully