above;  up;  top;  summit;  surface;  before;  previous
 performance;  take;  game;  season;  penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute);  unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
 until now;  so far;  up to the present
 to teach;  to instruct;  to tell;  to inform;  to preach
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 to exert oneself and win;  to gain (victory)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 courage;  bravery;  pluck;  nerve;  grit;  guts
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 corridor;  gallery;  hallway;  cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
 prey;  catch;  kill;  spoils;  trophy;  loot
 luxury cruise ship;  luxury liner
 number;  edition;  sobriquet;  pen-name;  size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.);  suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
 simple;  plain;  uncomplicated;  straightforward;  simple-minded;  naive
 grasping;  seizing;  holding;  commanding;  having control over
 pillage;  plunder;  looting;  robbery
 option;  selecting an option;  optional extra;  individual item;  separate item;  option
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 sword play;  samurai drama
 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one);  blade;  bayonet;  swordsmanship;  stinger;  ovipositor
 essential part;  indispensable part;  unavoidable part;  front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
 training;  education;  stocking up;  laying in;  preparation (e.g. ingredients);  girl studying to become a geisha
 just now;  a moment ago;  this very minute
 riding;  ride;  spread (of paints);  -seater (e.g. two-seater);  (getting into the) mood;  (entering into the) spirit
 to receive;  to take;  to get somebody to do something;  to have in one's pocket (a fight, match);  to contract (a disease);  to catch
 firing;  shooting;  fire;  gunshot;  marksmanship
 strengthening;  intensifying;  reinforcement;  enhancement;  solidification
 practice;  training;  drill;  (an) exercise;  workout
 and various other things;  and many others;  and all the rest;  and so on and so forth
 to associate with;  to keep company with;  to go out with;  to go along with;  to follow someone's lead;  to accompany someone
 misunderstanding;  mistaken idea;  wrong guess
 to be taught;  to learn;  to take lessons in
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 front stage;  center stage (of politics, etc.)
 business;  trade;  operations;  sales
 (something) has never occurred;  to have never done (something);  such a thing has not happened;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 well;  properly;  best regards;  please remember me;  just like ...;  as though one were ...