gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
even though things may appear this way
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to lose one's way; to get lost
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
famous sword; excellent sword
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to roll about; to writhe about
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to blaze; to burn brightly