immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
acid; sourness; sour taste
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
eternal; unlimited; endless
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
be (that) as it may; having said that
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
robust health; able-bodied
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to make an appeal; to urge
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else