to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in the same way as; just like
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
double; twice (as much); twofold
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle