when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
fate; destiny; predestination
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
interference; intervention; meddling
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
from the beginning; from scratch
you could say that; that might be so
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
way; method; means; resource; course
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
not worth considering; out of the question
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
does not; can not; will not
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
conviction; belief; confidence
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
absence; disregard; indifference
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)