defense; defence; safeguard; protection
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one's way (ahead); one's path
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to do together; to share; to participate in
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
manservant; male attendant; valet
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
calling by name; designation; nomination
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
advance; moving forward; progress
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space