to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
right in the center (centre)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
group; party; team; squad; section
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
extremely talented; very gifted
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
trusting too much; overestimating ability
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be needed; to be wanted
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
third day of the month; three days
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)