less than ...; smaller ...
to raise one's voice; to shout
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
striking with the back of the sword
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
ability; performance; efficiency
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
honorific/polite/humble prefix
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what kind of; what sort of; what
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
1,000,000; one million; million; many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)