entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
right of succession; right to the throne
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
five (long cylindrical things)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
when it becomes; when it comes to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
environment; circumstance
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
trauma (usu. psychological)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
history of; experience of
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed