wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be expensive; to be costly
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
(giving) instruction; initiation
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
depending on; dependent on
skill; dexterity; proficiency
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
dozens; scores of; decades