explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
although I say; although one might say; although called
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that is to say; so that means
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
instant; moment; for an instant
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
10th day of the month; ten days
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
don't you think?; indicates question
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)