scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
connection; linking; linkage; link
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
jellied fish or meat broth
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to check; to stop; to keep back
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
in this manner; in this way; like this
spirit; heart; disposition
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to throw open; to leave open
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out