role; duty; position; part
most part; greater part; majority
several years; a few years
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
great swordsman; master fencer
convenient; handy; useful
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
unique; peculiar; singular
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
asexuality (lack of sexual attraction to others); non-sexual love
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
shall ...; to assume; to suppose