hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to look away; to turn away
end; close; finish; termination
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
matter for great congratulation
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
nothing but; none other than
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
failure; mistake; blunder
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...