paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
carbine (short gun used by cavalry)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
technique; art; skill; move
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
match; game; bout; contest
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
short distance; close range
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
tip of a sword; point of a sword
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
blink of an eye; instant; moment
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
again; once again; yet again