fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
proposal; offer; request; application
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
depending on; dependent on
drawing a sword; drawn sword
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty