qualifications; requirements; capabilities
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
woman; female; feminine gender
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself