via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to have an eye on; to zero in on
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
from the beginning; from scratch
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
perfect; complete; flawless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to make one's own; to take possession of
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hostility; antagonism; opposition
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning