clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
each; (arch.) you (plural)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
marshland; wetland; swampland
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
metallic sound; metallic clank
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
physical strength; muscle strength