unprecedented; never seen before
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
high-pitched tone; soprano
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to lose heart; to lose motivation
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)