I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
aptitude; aptness; suitability
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
periodic; regular; routine
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(another's) daughter; young lady
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
fresh verdure; new green leaves
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
woman; female; feminine gender
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men