middle period; medium-term
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
famous sword; excellent sword
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to launch a surprise attack
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
elder sister; older female friend
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
ability; capability; skill
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
body; physique; build; stature
virgin; innocent young woman
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
youthful; young; young-looking
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
survival; survivor; relic
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
favorite sword; cherished sword
government official; clerk
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection