fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
magic sword; cursed sword
particularly; only; in the case of
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on