to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
classical form of martial art
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
unprecedented; never seen before
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to collapse; to flop (onto)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
day on which the temperature rises above 30°C
summer vacation; summer holiday
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
winter vacation; winter holidays
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
first world problem; good problem to have
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
critical point (temperature)