severe; strict; tough; hard
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
detrimental factor; contributing negative factor
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
everything; anything; nothing
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sword skills; swordsmanship
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par; equivalence; face value; parity
way (of doing); manner; method; means
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
great swordsman; master fencer
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move