sword skills; swordsmanship
to temper thoroughly; to train well
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to pile up; to accumulate
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
(religious) faith; belief; creed
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
process; course; mechanism
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
freely; right and left; as one pleases
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
world; society; people; the public