to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
this occasion; at this time; now
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
battle formation; military formation
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, or torpedoes); launch point; firing point
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to become pale; to turn pale
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
sunlight filtering through trees
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much