fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to roll about; to writhe about
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
desperation; struggle to the death
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
feeling; sense; impression
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
using all one's strength; using all one's might
sword strike; sword slash
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion