to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
legend; folklore; tradition
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
consecutive tournament victories
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
is that so?; I see; right; oh
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly