formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
a second time; again; once more; twice
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
strong person; the strong; the powerful
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
you could say that; that might be so
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration