scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
calamity; disaster; accident
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
else; in addition; besides
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
only; merely; but; no more than
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(social) class; rank; grade
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)