sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
scene; spectacle; sight; view
because of; owing to; due to
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
property; fortune; assets
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
surely; certainly; without doubt
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
gem; jewel; precious stone
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
training; drill; practice; discipline
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
intelligence; intellect; brains
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
breeding; raising; rearing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
way of solving (a problem); solution
very interesting; of great interest
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.