floor above; floor upstairs
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
scene; sight; scenario; setting
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
at least; at most; (even) just
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to blow through; to blow across
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
column of water; water column
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher