without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hit point; health point; HP; health
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
article; news story; report; account
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss