great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
such ... as; or some such
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to come to one's senses; to calm down
contest of strength; trial of strength
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
senior high school student
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
length (of an animal); body length
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to lose a closely fought contest
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag