to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
sword skills; swordsmanship
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
as expected; as predicted
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
technique; art; skill; move
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
still; even now; to this day
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to have a meal; to take a meal
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
as planned; according to plan