skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
sword skills; swordsmanship
exemplar; model; example; pattern
of no interest; not interested
from the viewpoint of; according to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
underestimation; undervaluation
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
dear me; I mean; or rather
hateful; detestable; loathsome
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whenever you want; any time you like
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
competent; suitable; qualified
(historical) investigation
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural