intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to talk; to chat; to chatter
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
casual speech; peer language; informal language
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
older sister; elder sister
presence; sitting with; being with
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
just like; the same as; no different than
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
popular person; favorite; favourite
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
chance (of success); odds
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
practice; practising; experience
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to be opposite; to face each other
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
several times; a few times
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte