sword skills; swordsmanship
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of