serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
number one; first; best; most; game; round
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
feeling; sense; impression
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
every year; yearly; annually
if it is (the case that ...)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
accumulation; accumulate; store
from the beginning; from scratch
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means