no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
society; the world; the times
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
state of mind; mentality; psychology
inside one's heart; in one's mind
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful