beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
self-consciousness; self-awareness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
symbol; code; sign; notation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
audience; spectator; spectators
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(not) merely; (not) simply
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
in one's own way or style
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
the place for; the time for; the level of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
disintegration; self-destruction
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
odorless; odourless; unscented
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye