way of the sword; swordsmanship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
two times; twice; two degrees
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
greeting; a fine thing to say
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
all; entire; whole; altogether
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
banquet or reception hall
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things