to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
anything and everything; just about everything
at once; immediately; right now
two persons; two people; pair; couple
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
time; hour; period; class
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(short) rest; breather; break
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
originally; by nature; from the start
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
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
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material