be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
way; method; means; resource; course
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
besides; in addition; also; moreover
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
make; workmanship; preparation
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
tip of a sword; point of a sword
space between trees; gap between trees
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
tradition; legend; folklore
to learn something through hearing
devil; evil spirit; genie
thunderous roar; roaring sound