match; game; bout; contest
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
indeed; really; truly; very much
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
something like ...; something called ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
several people; a few people
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination