vengeance; revenge; retaliation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to read aloud; to read to someone
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
intimacy; affection; familiarity
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
younger brother and sister
blood relationship; blood relative
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed