to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
magic sword; cursed sword
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation