true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
single word; a few words; brief comment
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
survival; survivor; relic
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
beyond that point; after that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
around the world; throughout the world
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that