perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
but; however; provided that
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
perfect; complete; flawless
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
metallic sound; metallic clank
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
memory; sense; experience
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
not caring; not giving a damn
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be too late; to be too slow
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use