non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to fight to the bitter end
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
real thing; original; actual
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
establishment; settlement
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be found; to be discovered
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
postwar period; period after Second World War
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real