duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
plural; multiple; several
to amuse oneself; to make merry
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
(not) a single person; (no) one
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese person; Japanese people
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the same kind; accomplice; partner
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to make a speech; to address
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to make one's own; to take possession of
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
back street; back alley; off-street
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
not understanding; not knowing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook