serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
marriage ceremony; wedding
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; like that; in that way
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
how many years; how long; what year
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
near oneself; close to one; familiar
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
if so; in that case; in that situation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction