steel; sword steel; sword
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
interest; rights; concession
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
even though; despite; when
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
that; the matter in question
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
there is nothing; having nothing
to sell off; to sell completely
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape