hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
murder; homicide; manslaughter
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
family; members of a family
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
almost every day; almost daily
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
looking pale; looking unwell
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be surprised; to be astonished
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?