and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
military man; warrior; soldier
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
about; concerning; related to; -ish
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
only; merely; but; no more than
appearance; figure; shape; form
communality; community; having something in common
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
that's a different matter; that's a different story
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
point in common; common feature
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)