demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to live through; to survive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
scene; spectacle; sight; view
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
active; dynamic; behavioural
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse