to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
immediately; right away; on the spot
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to knead well; to polish; to refine
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
silence (not speaking); muteness
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on