contradiction; inconsistency
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
supreme; sublime; highest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is to say; so that means
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
nothing but; none other than
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
priest soldier; warrior monk
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
winner; victor; conqueror
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out