to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
blink of an eye; instant; moment
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
metallic sound; metallic clank
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sea of blood; pool of blood
thorough; exhaustive; complete
personal grudge; personal enmity
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
quadruped; four-footed animal
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination