magic sword; cursed sword
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to kill; to choke the life out of
because of; owing to; due to
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
private citizen; civilian
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run through; to run past
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to be helpful; to be useful
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to complain; to make a complaint
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
highest grade; superlative degree
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
night watch; night sentry