to be needed; to be wanted
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
literally; to the letter; literal
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
go that far; to that extent
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fax; facsimile; fax machine
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
existence; possession; having; limited company
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)