minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
why; how; for what reason
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be silent; to say nothing
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
contradiction; inconsistency
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
use; utilization; utilisation; application
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to make an appearance; to show up
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
embodiment; realization; materialization
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly