sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to bend; to warp; to curve
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
two days later; day after next; next day but one
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
the other day; a few days ago