the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
tradition; legend; folklore
famous sword; excellent sword
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
stupid person; dummy; dolt
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
main force; chief object; mainline
armament; soldier's equipment
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
for today; for the time being
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at