overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
war; battle; match; game; competition
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
while; during; while; although; all; both
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to say; to be called; to do
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
counsel; defender; advocate
telephone call; telephone (device)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality