important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
way of calling (something or someone)
correction; revision; amendment
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
nothing but; except; no more than
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
although I say; although one might say; although called
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
how long; how far; how much
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
sword skills; swordsmanship
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed