what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
puddle of blood; pool of blood
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
reaching; attaining; arrival
to surge; to well up; to gush out
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to offer (put up) resistance
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
matter of time; question of time
great numbers; numerical superiority
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to suppress one's emotions
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
the opposite direction; the other way
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase