the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
within; inside of; less than
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in one's own way or style
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
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
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
boy; son; baby boy; young man
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in succession; one by one
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)