a few years ago; some years back
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
leisure time; idle moment
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
large biceps; well-developed biceps
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to check; to stop; to keep back
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
body; physique; build; stature
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
serious look (on one's face); straight face
training; drill; practice; discipline
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to become sinewy; to behave formally
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)