pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
general; popular; common; typical
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
rising; ascending; climbing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
continuation; succession; series
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
otherwise; or else; if not
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)