child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
literally; to the letter; literal
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
choice; selection; option
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tool; implement; means; furniture
to order; to command; to appoint
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to understand; to make out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
although I say; although one might say; although called
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)