to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by myself; in person; by oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
long ago; already; a long time ago
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
door; gate; opening; title page
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
until now; so far; up to the present
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed