to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
popular name; common name; given name
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be surprised; to be astonished
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
favorite sword; cherished sword
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to beat to death; to kill
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o