original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
technique; art; skill; move
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to get accustomed to using
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to shake off; to throw off
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to control; to command; to get the better of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
that is to say; so that means
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin