in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
myself; yourself; I; me; you
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is that so?; I see; right; oh
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be dead; to be lifeless
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to