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
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
reaching; attaining; arrival
to surge; to well up; to gush out
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to avenge (someone) 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 exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
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; agglutination
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, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
old couple; elderly couple