and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to play with; to toy with; to tease
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to look around; to survey
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be found; to be discovered
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort