sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
correction; rectification; mending; repair
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to commit a crime; to do evil
stepping back; drawing back
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
head; chief; boss; leader
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
Karroo (South Africa); Carew
(how) many times; (how) often
participation; joining; entry; adherence
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(not so) much; (not) very
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally