pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
unexpectedly; surprisingly
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to challenge (a person) to a fight
now that; since; so long as; because
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(political) power; authority; influence
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one large ...; a great ...
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower