to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to thrust down; to push off
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
striking; remarkable; considerable
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
holding out a little longer
considerably; greatly; a lot
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to shave off; to scrape off
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough