foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
failure; mistake; blunder
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
searching for someone; search for a missing person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
distant; remote; isolated
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
occupation; calling; livelihood
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to happen to have on hand or in stock
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up