sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
strutting; sticking out the chest
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)