on countless occasions; many a time
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
number of times; frequency; count
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
reality; actuality; hard fact
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
release; liberation; acquittal
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility