exploitation; overuse; abuse
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
sliding; being just in time
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
decision; judgment; resolution
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
thought; idea; conception
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten