blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
don't you think?; indicates question
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be prolonged; to drag on
simply; merely; only; solely
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to torment; to harass; to tease
to take a breath; to take a short rest
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
genuine article; real thing; real deal
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
conviction; belief; confidence
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to go along; to walk along; to follow
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
principle; theory; fundamental truth
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
for example; for instance; e.g.
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth