sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
line of spears held at the ready
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
close quarters combat; CQC
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to not take seriously; to take lightly
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
radiant heat; photothermal
exhibition; display; putting on show
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
penetration; permeation; transmission
to be strangled; to be constricted
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
back side; back end; posterior; rear
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
done; just done; just finished
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
passing (an examination); making the grade