day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
reigning; controlling; dictating
one cause; one reason; one factor
gender; distinction of sex; sex
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to run down (stairs, etc.)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
right beside; close to; nearby
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
just because; even if; even though
practice; practising; training; study
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)