regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
the way back; the way home; return trip
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else