treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
automatic; intransitive verb
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
strength; power; proficiency; ability
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to jar; to creak; to grate
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
drop dead; go to hell; fuck you
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
advance; moving forward; progress
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
three sides; small offering stand
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
according to plan; as planned; on target
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
interior; inside; internal
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
interference; intervention; meddling
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish