appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
income; receipts; revenue
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hand luggage; hand baggage
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
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 show up; to appear; to turn up
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to make an appearance; to show up
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently