as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
book; volume; this; present; main; head
battlefield; battleground
to not take seriously; to take lightly
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
something like ...; something called ...
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
longed-for; anxiously awaited
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness