having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
called; known as; that; to say
drawing a sword; drawn sword
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
existence; being; presence
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pride; boast; credit (to)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to knock down; to knock off
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with