death of God (in philosophy)
Hagakure (treatise on bushido as told to Tashiro Tsuramoto by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 1716)
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
protein; protein powder; protein supplement
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
servant; manservant; menial
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
seedling; sapling; young tree
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
wrong; different; not like that
boisterously; roughly; briskly
divorce; dissolution of adoption
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to come to an end; to close the curtain
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part