inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(one acting as a) foster parent
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
serious; not joking; straight
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
riskiness; (level of) danger
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
three kinds; three varieties
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
external wound; (physical) trauma
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)