sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in this way; thus; such; uh...
seventh day of the month; seven days
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
please (give me); please (do for me)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
single word; a few words; brief comment
to have a talk; to tell a story
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; how about
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
second; number two; runner-up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage