substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
several minutes; a few minutes
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
region; limits; stage; level
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
regret; repentance; remorse
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to harm; to cause harm to
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
forward somersault; forward roll
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda