wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
and then; and so; and; so then
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
just because; even if; even though
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to arrive home; to return
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
the way back; the way home; return trip
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to kick (at someone, something)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
erotic manga; pornographic manga
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess