suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
on the occasion of; at the time of
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to entwine; to follow about
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
mouth of a (sword) sheath
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to join together; to combine; to join up
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to scrape off; to shave off
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
offense and defense; offence and defence
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with