magic sword; cursed sword
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
forward somersault; forward roll
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
watchful waiting; careful supervision
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
innermost depths of one's heart
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
lethality; killing effectiveness
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to knock down; to knock off
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)