to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
reality; actuality; hard fact
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
a long time ago; in those days
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
rule; reign; government; governing
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
refining; refinement; smelting; training
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
sharp sword; keen blade; Buddha's wisdom (which destroys worldly desires and evil spirits); sharp sword of wisdom
alteration; falsification; faking
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
origin; beginning; source
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
according to plan; as planned
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
legendary beast; magical beast
depravity; corruption; degradation
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
midwinter; dead of winter
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction