serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
job hunting; job searching
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(necessary) personnel; required person
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
you (plural); all of you; you all
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be needed; to be wanted
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable