good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
way; course; the only way
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
price; cost; value; worth; value
every place; various places
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
audience; spectator; spectators
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
excited condition; excited state
machine parts; machinery; equipment
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
first-rate; finest quality; the best
one's house; one's home; one's family
to entertain; to make welcome
absolutely; positively; decidedly
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
war; battle; match; game; competition
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
audience; attendance; hearers
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)