the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
advance; moving forward; progress
drawing a sword; drawn sword
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
president (of a society); chairman
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
having no idea; having no clue
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
god of death; death deity; Death
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs