choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
way of the sword; swordsmanship
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
permission; approval; authorization; license
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
total hours spent working
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event