but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to have a talk; to tell a story
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no!; no no!; no, not at all
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)