seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
in that way; thus; so; so?
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hostility; animosity; enmity
to feel; to sense; to experience
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding