intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
joint together; opposite; facing
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
single word; a few words; brief comment
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner