hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
self-defense; self-defence
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
counter for birds or rabbits
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
to score points with (a person)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis