kind; sort; species; species
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
both hands; both arms; ten
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to take (be in) charge of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
although I say; although one might say; although called
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
great swordsman; master fencer
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
author; writer; novelist; artist
master swordsman; skilled fencer
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
ray (of light); beam; light
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication