finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
distinction; discrimination
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
these guys; these fellows
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability