斬 - beheading, kill, murder

novel; original; new; innovative

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

decapitation

killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)

innovativeness; originality; innovation

novel; unconventional; cutting-edge

sword that cuts iron

slash; slashing attack

beheading; decapitation

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

hacking to pieces

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder