as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as if nothing had happened
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
here and there; in places
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
number of times; frequency; count
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories