pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
questions and answers; dialogue
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
melody; section of a pop song; Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style