thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
after a long time; for the first time in a while
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sword; blade; single stroke
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
grandfather; male senior-citizen
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have a talk; to tell a story
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so