crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
unprecedented; never seen before
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
murder; killing; murderer
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); heavy sword
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
how much; how many; to what extent
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
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
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to slide into; to slip into
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to kill by burning to death