ill will; malice; evil intent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to walk in on; to tread upon
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
now that you say that; now that you mention it
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
due form; official; formality
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
memory; sense; experience
such; like that; that sort of; very
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
settlement; solution; resolution
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic