to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
visual confirmation; sighting
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dealing with; coping with
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
that; the matter in question
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to understand; to make out
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress