slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
clanging; empty; deserted
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
point in common; common feature
much less; to say nothing of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
serious; not joking; straight
in the end; at the end of the day
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
essence; true nature; substance; reality
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
together; at the same time; same; identical