direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
four (long cylindrical things)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
in this manner; in this way; like this
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
how can (one) do something
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
this sort of; this type of
decapitated head of an enemy
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
movie; film; motion picture
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat