to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
metallic sound; metallic clank
personality; style; appearance
to fight with swords; to cross swords
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
throat; important part; vital area
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
race (of people); type of person
trembling from fear; trembling all over
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
just because; even if; even though
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
how can (one) do something
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread