hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
because of; owing to; due to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
little by little; bit by bit
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
settlement; solution; resolution
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
as (for); for; in the capacity of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
long time; long interval; for quite some time
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
successive generations; successive emperors
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous