preface; introduction; preamble
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
deep inside; innermost place
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
priority; order of precedence
how; in what way; how about
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly