always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
passage; path; route; one's way
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
attendance; participation; presence
it's been a long time; long time no see
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
master; teacher; stable master
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
festival merrymaking; revelry
time; hour; season; time of the year
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cannot be compared with; no match for
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
seeing one off; farewell; escort
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it