fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
resignation; giving up the game for lost
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
on countless occasions; many a time
just like; the same as; no different than
spirit residing in the ground
each locality; each place; each region
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
Odin (god in Norse mythology)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to hide; to conceal oneself
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill (with a gun, sword, etc.); to slay
to crawl towards; to creep up to
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
same family (race, tribe)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation