PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
reason; cause; circumstances
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
radical (of a kanji character)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
grip (of hand); grip strength
great swordsman; master fencer
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
dull sound; muffled sound
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost