most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
preference; priority; precedence
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
in the end; at the end of the day
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
defeat; loss; reverse; setback