to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to bungle; to make things awkward
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
section; cross section; profile
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
traditional; conventional
softness; comparatively soft
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
production stoppage; discontinuance
the West; the Occident; Western countries
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
first generation; founder
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment