to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to serve; to work for; to attend
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
for some (unspecified) reason
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to spread; to be propagated
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight