fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to rock; to shake; to swing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to rush over; to run up to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to be surprised; to be astonished
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
absorption; suction; attraction
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field