to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
pardon me for leaving (first)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
president (of a society); chairman
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how; in what way; by what means