serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to head home; to leave for home
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
being too late; losing one's final chance
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
gag order; gag rule; gag law
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to amuse oneself; to make merry
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous
joint struggle; common (united) front
sunlight; rays of the Sun
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
barbershop; barber shop; barber
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
stagnation; hindrance; delay
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
an amateur as good as a professional
after a long time; for the first time in a while