string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
serious; not joking; straight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
round; spherical; circular
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to