or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
middle of the night; dead of night
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
program (e.g. TV); programme
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
favorite sword; cherished sword
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
human; human-like; as a person
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
not limited to; not just ...