before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
decision; determination; resolution
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
survival; survivor; relic
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
order; discipline; regularity; system; method