straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
characteristic; feature; special quality
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
study; research; investigation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to give; to do (something) for
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
for your information; I'm telling you
there being no use in arguing (about it)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
three persons; three parties
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
soldier; combatant; warrior
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
by sheer strength; by brute force
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
totally willing; fully motivated
sorry; excuse me; thank you
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
sauce; Worcestershire sauce