excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
isolation; being alone; being friendless
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
impassioned speech; fervent speech
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to overdo; to do too much
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
very small; tiny; insignificant
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
here and there; in places
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
training; drill; practice; discipline