to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
ten; 10; ten years of age
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
magic sword; cursed sword
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
feelings; thoughts; meaning
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
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
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to blow out; to spout out
accession to the throne; enthronement
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
have to do; must; should; ought to
to put one's strength into
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)