stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
how much; how many; however
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
this world; this life; world of the living
less than ...; smaller ...
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to attack; to assault; to assail
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
fate; destiny; predestination
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
just because; even if; even though
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to need; to call for; to require
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
way (of doing); manner; method; means
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
written order; order form
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison