blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
intelligence operative; spy
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be helpful; to be useful
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
participation; joining; entry
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
bragging; showing off; pride
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
first-class goods; A-grade product
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
avocado (Persea americana)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)