choice; selection; option
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
such a thing; something like that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
that is to say; so that means
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
such ... as; or some such
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
on the occasion of; at the time of
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
recital; recitation; public reading
participation; joining; entry
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stomach acid that flows backwards into the mouth (due to acid reflux)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword