Oriental photinia (species of shrub, Photinia villosa)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
thickness; profundity; depth
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to speak; to hear a voice
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(right at the) side; just beside
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
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)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
without leaving any trace
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to take a breath; to take a short rest
I see; that's right; indeed
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout