(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
speech; expression; wording; language
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
spirit; heart; disposition
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
as hoped for; as expected
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
overconfident; presumptuous
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
lightly; easily; carelessly
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)