honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
I see; that's right; indeed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
prospects of victory; chances of success
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
this (very thing); this precisely
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm