to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
exchange of blows; long rally
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
weight (for scales); counterweight
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
bad influence; negative influence
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
to rush over; to run up to
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
having not the slightest idea
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency