more than anything; above all else
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
judgment; judgement; discernment
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
reaching; attaining; arrival
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
reality; actuality; hard fact
to recover consciousness; to come to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
decision; determination; resolution
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to succeed; to bear fruit
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
master swordsman; skilled fencer
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to spend time (on doing something)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air