piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
personality; character; individuality; personhood
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Marine Corps; Royal Marines
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
only; merely; just; at most; no more than