drawing a sword; drawn sword
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to brush off; to shake off
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
metallic sound; metallic clank
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to glare at each other; to confront each other
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
distinctive; characteristic
very young; little; childish; immature
looks; features; (personal) appearance
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
change in appearance; transformation
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on