to be prolonged; to drag on
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
nameless; anonymous; without name
decisive battle of brief duration
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
practice; practising; experience
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
continuation; succession; series
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray