altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
sword skills; swordsmanship
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
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)
covering; protection; backing; relief
while moving; on the move
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
throw; throwing; throwing event
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
equality; uniformity; evenness
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
Everyone is safe (all right)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
same family (race, tribe)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!