to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
still (continuing); as ever; further
observation; survey; watching
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
thought; consideration; thinking
reason; cause; circumstances
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
sword; blade; single stroke
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
acceleration; speeding up
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
Dragon King; promoted rook
eating in one bite; sexual intercourse