ひと思いに

in one swift stroke

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phrase Rare #40,567

in one swift stroke Suggests doing something decisively and all at once, often to avoid prolonging pain or difficulty.

JA: ひと思いに終わらせよう。

EN: Let's get it over with in one swift stroke.

I'll just get it over with and die.

— 風の谷のナウシカ (1984)

Please kill me in one swift blow.

— 羅生門 (1950)

Might as well just get it over with…

— 七人の侍 (1954)

I might as well just die.

— 生きる (1952)