to push aside; to brush aside
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to cut downward; to slash downward
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
technique; art; skill; move
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to move around; to move about; to get around
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos