to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
meaning; significance; sense
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation