until now; so far; up to the present
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
change; alteration; modification
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
what's what; heads or tails
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
severe; strict; tough; hard
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes