truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
detour; circuitous route; diversion
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
unfortunately; regrettably
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
the other day; lately; recently
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary