how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(not) even once; (not) ever
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
as expected; as predicted
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
way; method; means; resource; course
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
specialization; specialisation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ability; performance; efficiency