to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to jump up and down; to hop
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sword; blade; single stroke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to put one's strength into
that's a different matter; that's a different story
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
very great; enormous; serious
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(right at the) side; just beside
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
up in a tree; in the trees
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up