to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
hostility; animosity; enmity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
far away in the distance; in the far distance
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)