sword skills; swordsmanship
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to think of; to come up with
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
distrust; unjust suspicion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to hide; to keep to oneself
unprecedented; never seen before
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
in a day; in a brief space of time
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)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
because; for; the reason why is ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to bring back; to restore
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
even more; still more; further
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise