warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
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
to cut; to slit; to slash
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
word; term; language; speech
to step over or across; to overcome
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
in succession; one by one
to spring at; to leap upon
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
existence; being; life; survival
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to lose sight of; to miss
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to become settled; to be fixed
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)