to be born; to come into this world
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be dead; to be lifeless
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
that day; the very same day
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend