out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
letting (someone) die without helping
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
steel; sword steel; sword
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
small number; few; minority
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
settlement; solution; resolution
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
to notify; to advise; to inform
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)