fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
war situation; progress of a battle
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
pair of single-edged swords; dual blades; twin swords
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
to practice magic; to practise magic
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
every person; each one; everybody
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to prostrate oneself (before)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
then; and (then); in that case; if so
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
intelligence; intellect; brains
personality; character; individuality; personhood
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)