the West; the Occident; Western countries
various countries; various regions; various provinces
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to gather; to collect; to assemble
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
sword hunt; sword confiscation
excess; surplus; superabundance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
how long; how much; to what extent
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding