to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to knock down; to utterly defeat
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
each (every) time; whenever
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
number of times; frequency; count
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
large build; large pattern
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to knock down; to knock off
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
conflict; fighting each other
intense; violent; severe; vehement
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
second (unit of time); arc second
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji