pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sword skills; swordsmanship
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
again; once more; a second time
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...