to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
intercept; interception; counter-attack
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
reaching; attaining; arrival
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
five (long cylindrical things)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
violent explosion; bursting
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snake; serpent; large snake
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
charcoal; charred remains
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
authority; power; function