to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
convenient; handy; useful
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
shell (e.g. electron shell)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
training range; training grounds; training area
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
strong person; the strong; the powerful