swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
willpower; energy; vitality
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
authenticity; credibility
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
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything