(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
yak hair dyed red; red hair; frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
name; given name; first name
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
is that so?; I see; right; oh
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
popular name; common name; given name
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
soldier; combatant; warrior
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
had better ...; had better not ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)