weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to fly around; to scatter
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
opposite side; other side
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to chase; to run after; to pursue
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role