it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
town; city; municipal; urban
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in one's own way or style
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
story; tale; talk; discussion
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
war; fighting; fierce competition
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
casting; founding; minting
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back