(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
old friend; old acquaintance
to serve; to work for; to attend
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to have no chance (of succeeding)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
several times (as large, over)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
scattered; separated; dispersed
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
murder; killing; murderer
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
dozens; scores of; decades
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
genuine; authentic; true; real
letting (someone) die without helping
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation