people; men and women; each person; everybody
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
self-protection; self-defence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
way; method; means; resource; course
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
please (give me); please (do for me)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ritual; religious service; festival
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to serve; to work for; to attend
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)