domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be found; to be discovered
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
so; like this; in this way
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
that's the way it is; such is life
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice