My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to solicit; to demand; to extort
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
difficult to ...; hard to ...
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
inside; interior; inner part
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion