heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty