to chastise; to punish; to discipline
disputed territory; conflict area
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
something; some kind of; for some reason
history; pedigree; lineage
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
famous sword; excellent sword
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
command; lead; generalship; leadership
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
fresh wound; fresh bruise
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study