sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
such; this sort of; like this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)