(army unit of) conscripted farmers
training; drill; practice; discipline
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in comparison to; rather than
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
contradiction; inconsistency
nature; property; disposition
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
weight; heavyweight boxer
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
warp; curvature; curve; arch
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
tool; implement; means; furniture
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
based on; on the basis of
ultimate; final; last; eventual
famous sword; excellent sword
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
place; room; margin; scope
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all