to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
place; situation; position; location
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
door; gate; opening; title page
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
hostile party; enemy side
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
personal grudge; personal enmity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
great war; great battle; world war