choices; alternatives; options
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
admiration; wonder; astonishment
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
eccentric; crank; oddball
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
self-control; self-restraint
to push away; to push aside; to shove
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
new window; separate window
trivial; not amounting to much
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sports ground; sports oval
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
several times (as large, over)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
armor and helmet (armour)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor