a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to fight with swords; to cross swords
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to push away; to push aside; to shove
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
review (of learned material); revision
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
Non-alcoholic mixed drink
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
in proportion to; according to; depending on
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
yearned for; longed for; missed
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé