to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
cannot be compared with; no match for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to accept; to receive; to agree
the place for; the time for; the level of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
last night; yesterday evening
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
up until now; as recently as the present
looking depressed; long face
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
somehow; for some reason or other
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)