probability; likelihood; chances
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
but; however; provided that
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
from the beginning; from scratch
price; cost; value; worth; value
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the last moment; the very end
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience