to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
outside world; physical world
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
willpower; energy; vitality
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
vice; immorality; corruption
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
eagle (Accipitridae family)
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
same family (race, tribe)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
verbalizing; putting into words
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun