to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
magician; conjurer; illusionist
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
because of; owing to; due to
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
in the end; on top of that
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may