(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
rising; ascending; climbing
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
instead; but (on the other hand)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
almost; roughly; approximately
attack; assault; attempt; try
in this way; thus; such; uh...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become attached; to begin to love
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in comparison to; rather than
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right