erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
quarrel; dispute; argument
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
drop of water; polka dots
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
just because; even if; even though
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
may ... be with you; may there be ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
1000 ri; (a) long distance
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
end of life; death; breathing one's last
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
having gone too far to turn back
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
special sale; bargain sale
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as