unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
discipline; training; teaching manners
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to face on; to look out on to
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
right beside; close to; nearby