excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
training; drill; practice; discipline
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be worried; to be troubled
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
conviction; belief; confidence
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
countries; (various) nations