to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
rival; competitor; competition
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to like; to love; to be fond of
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
great swordsman; master fencer
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
magic sword; cursed sword
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter