naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
rival; competitor; competition
nothing but; except; no more than
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
headlock (wrestling move)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
well-bred; of good upbringing
stimulating; exciting; provocative
scene; spectacle; sight; view
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
the same generation; coeval
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
curious; strange; unusual
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
simply; merely; only; solely