line of spears held at the ready
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
in succession; one by one
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
heart; guts; nerve; central part
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
single word; a few words; brief comment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that manner; like that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to accept; to receive; to agree
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after a long time; for the first time in a while
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)