several times; a few times
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to put one's strength into
to detain; to check; to restrain
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to smirk; to grin broadly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
point in common; common feature
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
round shape; circle; circular form
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)