favorite sword; cherished sword
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
chalk (mineral); white wall
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
close to the wall; alongside the wall
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
large build; large pattern
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
originally; by nature; from the start
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
youthful; young; young-looking
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
future (usually near); prospects
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank