strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
high and low; rise and fall
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
un-; non-; negative prefix
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to become vulgar; to coarsen
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
reigning; controlling; dictating
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
dancing or jumping for joy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
hidden treasure; treasured article
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
when; how soon; how long until