mechanism; organization; organisation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
here and there; in places
to be injured; to sustain a wound
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
everybody; every last one of them; all
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to burst (open); to break; to split
metallic sound; metallic clank