Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
many; a lot; much; multitude
extremely talented; very gifted
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
number two; mistress; concubine
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
sour look; surly face; pout
all; entire; whole; altogether
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
exactly as stated; verbatim
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
a little bit; a little while
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
per person; per capita; per head
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)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge