woman; female; feminine gender
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to some extent; to a certain extent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
had better ...; had better not ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
in comparison to; rather than
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
taste; liking; preference
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around