finishing blow; coup de grâce
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
manly; masculine; like a man
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
man among men; manly man; alpha male
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
(fish) biting at every cast
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
image; figure; figure; form; image
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
elementary particle; particle
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew