at any cost; at any price; at any expense
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
nothing but; none other than
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
even though; despite; when
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
pointing out; identification
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
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)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
legend; folklore; tradition
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
at; in; at; when; by; with
failure; mistake; blunder
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic