to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(very) patient; persevering
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to leap back; to jump back
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
with a broad grin; smirking
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to dispose of; to sell off
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
great difference; major mistake
labor; labour; work; service
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
drawing a sword; drawn sword
standing; reserve; always having ready
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to become pale; to turn pale