anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
imagination; supposition; guess
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
long; drawn-out; very long
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
for example; for instance; e.g.
founder of a religious sect
authority; power; influence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
finally; in the end; on top of all that
great person; eminent figure