torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
dark night; moonless night
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
lightly; easily; carelessly
change; transformation; inversion
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
absolute amount; absolute quantity
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
dull sound; muffled sound
difference; variation; difference
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
not worth considering; out of the question
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic