I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
magic sword; cursed sword
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
deep emotion; strong feelings
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
control; management (e.g. of a business)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
convenient; handy; useful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to spread; to be propagated
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe