seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's the way it is; such is life
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect