to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
limbs; arms and legs; body
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
how; in what way; how about
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
word; term; language; speech