high efficiency; high performance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
polymerization; polymerisation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
one revolution; one rotation
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
flour; meal; powder; dust
sword skills; swordsmanship
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead