to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
sword skills; swordsmanship
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
sword with a very long grip
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to make sense; to be meaningful
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles