defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to order; to command; to appoint
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
woman; female; feminine gender
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
go that far; to that extent
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
rather; sooner; preferably
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
until now; so far; up to the present
to be needed; to be wanted
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
even if; even though; however; no matter how