handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
decision; judgment; resolution
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
winner; victor; conqueror
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
thrust at the opponent's throat
palm of one's hand; one's hand
small piece; fragment; bit
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
(right at the) side; just beside
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
ramification; branching off
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
opening fully; full throttle; full power
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
scattering (in all directions)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo