to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
at first; in the beginning; originally
simply; merely; only; solely
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to begin shooting; to shoot out
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to shave off; to scrape off
second (unit of time); arc second
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon