to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
(in) the air; midair; sky
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
letting (someone) die without helping
motive power; driving force
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to knock down; to utterly defeat
directly opposite; right in front
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
only; merely; but; no more than