cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
famous sword; excellent sword
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
death (and entering the hereafter)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
distinctive; characteristic
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
plain; plateau; tableland
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
sad to say; how sad; alas