core; core; hardcore; all-out
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
transactions; dealings; business
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have an idea; to have a clue
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
unfairness; injustice; partiality
one end; an end; part; fragment
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
care; precaution; guarding; caution