to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
document; official papers
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to muster up one's courage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
partly open; in half bloom
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to make public; to bring to light
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
is something that; is that which
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank