to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
by myself; in person; by oneself
just as one was told; like she (he) said
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
exaltation; emotional uplift
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to