ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
both hands; both arms; ten
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
leopard (Panthera pardus)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in succession; one after another
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting