defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
number of (large) animals
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to smash violently; to crush
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
society; the world; the times
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
that's the way it is; such is life
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
since then; from that time; ever since
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in