emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
first attack; first strike; first blow
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
exchange of blows; long rally
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
offense and defense; offence and defence
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
a second time; again; once more; twice