mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hating; strongly disliking
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
throat; important part; vital area
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
accumulation; accumulate; store
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
another kind; different kind; distinct species
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
sword skills; swordsmanship
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
condition; situation; prospects