elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
one by one; one each; one at a time
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
all things in nature; the whole creation
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
wrong; different; not like that
to fulfill one's responsibilities
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
end of a match; end of a game
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(talking in a) half-joking manner
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to