broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(right at the) side; just beside
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
changing completely; transformation
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
covering; protection; backing; relief
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
throw; throwing; throwing event
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big