above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment