serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to hurt; to smart; to sting
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
review (of learned material); revision
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question