downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
sword; blade; single stroke
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
consecutive; continuous; successive
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
top of the head; crown of the head
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear