change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
magic; sorcery; incantation
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to crack; to develop a crack
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
physical strength; muscle strength
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
right beside; close to; nearby
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might