plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
dealing with; coping with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
secret; private; surreptitious
special training; intensive training; crash course
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
within; inside of; less than
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
on and after; from ... onward; since
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful