hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
about this time; about now
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to not take seriously; to take lightly
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
discovery; detection; finding
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
great master (e.g. of an art); leading authority; revered teacher
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)