assertion; declaration; affirmation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
reality; actuality; hard fact
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
useless resistance; vain struggle
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
clear; precise; definite; distinct
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to leap back; to jump back
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)