the West; the Occident; Western countries
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
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)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
whispering into a person's ear
to have a talk; to tell a story
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
orders; instructions; directive; command
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
individual; private person; personal; private
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
good humour (humor); good mood
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
main question; real issue at hand
inside; interior; inner part
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
weight; heavyweight boxer