continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
opposite side; opposition
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
nice; likeable; desirable
to watch intently; to stare
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
selflessness; being unselfish
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
that's a different matter; that's a different story
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
big frame; large figure; huge body
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
near oneself; close to one; familiar
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
postwar period; period after Second World War