eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
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)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish