birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
practice; practising; training; study
post; quarters; military station; police station
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
a little bit; a little while
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
this world; this life; world of the living
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arm; skill; efforts; ability
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
I see; that's right; indeed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
how; in what way; how about
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos