sword play; samurai drama
great swordsman; master fencer
to get into trouble; to get busted
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indescribable; having no way to express
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
jack of all trades, master of none
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
increase in speed, acceleration
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
several sheets (flat objects)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
personification; anthropomorphization
capacity; volume; capacitance