to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
number one; first; best; most; game; round
impossible to do (although wants to)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be injured; to sustain a wound
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
generation; the world; the age
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
threat; intimidation; menace
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
head start; initiative; preemption
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)