to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
seeing clearly; (gods or Buddha) bearing witness (of)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
violent emotion; passion; fury
the five fingers; leading five; top five
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
even though; despite; when
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
infant; baby; little child
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
obscure; vague; ambiguous
substitute article; back-up
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out