splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to pick up; to find; to gather
exemplification; illustrating by example
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
question; inquiry; enquiry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
should; must; -able; probably; likely
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be silent; to say nothing
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to apologize; to apologise
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)