to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
extermination; annihilation
technique; art; skill; move
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
upper half of the body; upper body
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
descendant; posterity; offspring
end of war; cessation of hostilities
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
number of (large) animals
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
main force; chief object; mainline
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill