development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
flash (of light); glint; schiller
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to send flying with a kick
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
hand used like a sword in striking
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
brimming with fighting spirit; being strong in the will to fight; burning with combativeness
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
palm heel; heel of the palm
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
otherwise; or else; if not
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin