serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
training range; training grounds; training area
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
difference; variation; difference
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion