to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
personification; anthropomorphization
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
clearing one's throat; cough
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
boy; son; baby boy; young man
comic book version; comic book edition
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
settlement; solution; resolution
successfully; with success
in the same way as; just like
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque