face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to exert oneself; to make efforts
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
feeling one gets from listening to something
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
genuine; authentic; true; real
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
not worth considering; out of the question
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
absolutely; positively; decidedly
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
friction; discord; strife
to grow up; to become an adult
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
a glance; a look; a glimpse
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement