advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
in the meanwhile; during the time
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
higher rank; better position
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
calm; composed; leisurely
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
individual; one by one; separate; each
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to repeat; to do over again
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
letting (someone) die without helping
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
acceleration; speeding up
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way