year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in person; personally; directly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
research; study; investigation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
with a clink (click, clack)