subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
beyond human understanding
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
by means of; due to; because of; according to