to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
glabrous sarcandra herb (Sarcandra glabra); very large sum (of money); very high value; 1000 ryō
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(a place) within one's reach
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language