honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(having) life-and-death power (over)
legal wife; her child; main family
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
story; tale; talk; discussion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to pause; to have a short intermission
to talk to oneself; to mutter
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
that kind; competition; match
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
substitute article; back-up
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
river; stream; River; the ... river
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to increase; to add to; to augment
choices; alternatives; options
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A