purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
outward appearance; apparent
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
Japan Fair Trade Commission
the opposite sex; isomerism
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
charred; burnt black; scorched black