with the exception of; excepting; excluding
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
perception; sensing; noticing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
of course; certainly; naturally
Dragon King; promoted rook
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
trivial; not amounting to much
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
intelligence; intellect; brains
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
retort; back talk; backchat
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated