unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to breathe out; to exhale
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
true state; actual condition; reality
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
leadership; initiative; spearhead
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
name; given name; first name
in person; personally; directly
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
prime minister; premier; chancellor
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
imperial court; royal court
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big