exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
metre; meter; meter; gauge
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
guaranteed; authentic; certified
moment; brief space of time
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
magic sword; cursed sword
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)