endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
nothing but; except; no more than
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
2nd day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out