succeeding; following; trailing; next
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
piece of meat; cut of meat
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
in succession; one by one
with a broad grin; smirking
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
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)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
separate; respective; different
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
(right at the) side; just beside
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
will not do; do not; does not
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
in unison; as one; united