tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
personal combat; one-to-one fight
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
seven (long cylindrical things)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in one's hands; in one's control
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
previous engagement; prior contract
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan