sympathy; compassion; pity
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
that's the way it is; such is life
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
one grain; one drop; one bead
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
it seems so; that's what it looks like
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
firmly rooted; deep-seated
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
many; much; plenty; hardly
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support