no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
seeing in the dark; night vision
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
silence; stillness; quietness
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
baton (of command); order; command; direction
testimony; (verbal) evidence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
respect and affection; love and respect
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
leader; authority; mainstay
steel; sword steel; sword
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
because of; owing to; due to
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
near oneself; close to one; familiar
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply