perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
author; writer; novelist; artist
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
personification; anthropomorphization
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
woman; female; feminine gender
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
name; given name; first name
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
by myself; in person; by oneself
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
soon; shortly; before long
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
collection of books; (personal) library
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)