downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hide; to keep to oneself
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nothing but; except; no more than
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
suffix for familiar person
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
sympathy; compassion; pity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
as (for); for; in the capacity of
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind