cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
beyond this point; from now on; after this
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
beyond that point; after that
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
light; easy; non-serious; minor
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
sword skills; swordsmanship
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort