no matter how much time passes
to be injured; to sustain a wound
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
offering a full report to a superior
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
favorable review; favourable review
evildoers being rampant and roaming at will
not worth considering; out of the question
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
make no progress; remain unsettled
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
eardrum; tympanic membrane
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to fly around; to scatter
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
between times; when there's a spare moment
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard