the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
while; during; while; although; all; both
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
else; in addition; besides
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
war; battle; match; game; competition
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion