to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
sword skills; swordsmanship
accurate; correct; precise; exact
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
promotion; raising of status
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
transactions; dealings; business
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to like; to love; to be fond of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered