to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach