as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to fall flat; to fall face down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-examination; reflection
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
jack of all trades, master of none
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status