long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
however; having said that; but
retreating figure; appearance from behind
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
extermination; annihilation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case