once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
beginning; outset; first; onset
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
soldier; combatant; warrior
pride; boast; credit (to)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
then; well; so; well then
unfortunately; regrettably
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
unprecedented; never seen before
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o