to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
armament; soldier's equipment
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to fight with swords; to cross swords
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
power; might; authority; influence
to hide; to keep to oneself
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that's the way it is; such is life
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
while; during; while; although; all; both
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum