to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
many; much; plenty; hardly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
strong; resolute; firm; strict
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be fated; to be linked by fate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
hunting ground; hunting preserve
mass; quality and quantity
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
superiority; predominance
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
with these words; while saying
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
this and that; various things
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight