it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bowing (a string instrument)
military force; military strength
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
dukedom; duchy; principality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sense; impression
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
I see; that's right; indeed
race (of people); type of person
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth