purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
if it is (the case that ...)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
right side; right-hand side
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance