rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
gazing at (in wonderment)
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
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
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
carefree; free from worry
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)