to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
convenient; handy; useful
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
future; possible; potential; prospective
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start