uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a child; when one was a child
relatively; comparatively
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
day after day; day by day
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to complain; to make a complaint
devil; evil spirit; genie
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
even if; even though; however; no matter how
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed