to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
versatility; multiplicity of use
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
several million; millions (of)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
sword; blade; single stroke
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
winter wind whistling through a bamboo fence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
pure and innocent; immaculate
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
regarding highly; attaching importance to
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck