if it is the case that ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to have confidence in one's own abilities
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
number one; first; best; most; game; round
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
earmuffs (esp. for hearing protection)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
by myself; in person; by oneself
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
while; during (the time when)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
instant; moment; for an instant