pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
comparatively; relatively
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
half the body; half length
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
defeating in an instant; instant kill
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to think too much; to be over-concerned
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
direct unforked road; straight path
exit; way out; outlet; vent
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to smash; to break into pieces
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall