that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
mutation; change; transition
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
eight (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
world situation; world affairs
war clouds; threat of war
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to carry out one's mission
to be born; to come into this world
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
every person; each one; everybody