stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to be able to manage somehow or another
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
even if not; even without
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
god of death; death deity; Death
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to smash down; to beat in
every place; various places
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
imagination; supposition; guess
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
regret; repentance; remorse
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
toast; congratulatory cup