sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
three sides; small offering stand
scattered; separated; dispersed
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
great swordsman; master fencer
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
about here; in this neighborhood
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to attack; to assault; to assail
evil spirit; demon; devil
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
at a stroke; with a single swoop
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)