as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
polish; grinding; sharpening
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to change completely; to change suddenly
good humour (humor); good mood
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
go that far; to that extent
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to examine someone's expression
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion