to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
other side; opposite side; other party
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difference; variation; difference
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to dye; to colour; to color
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength