rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
two (long cylindrical things)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
book; volume; this; present; main; head
possession; retention; maintenance
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to attempt; to test; to try out
both; both sides; both parties
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
together; at the same time; same; identical
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable