(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
planning; plan; project; arrangements
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
summer vacation; summer holiday
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
two (long cylindrical things)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hello; good day; good afternoon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
spare time; free time; leisure time
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo