to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
failure; mistake; blunder
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
precision instrument or machine
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
single word; a few words; brief comment
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
when; how soon; how long until
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)