standing; reserve; always having ready
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to part left and right; to open out
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
intelligence; intellect; brains
cheap article; poor quality article
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
script; screenplay; scenario
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
specialization; specialisation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
powder snow; powdery snow
to dye; to colour; to color
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
armory; armoury; ordnance department
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
all members; everybody; regular member