deep emotion; strong feelings
to spread; to be propagated
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
like it or not; like or not like
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
possession rate; possession; domination rate; penetration factor
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
exploitation; overuse; abuse
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
divide into four pieces; one fourth
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
transfer; assignment; conveyance
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade