it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to squeeze out; to wring out
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to make an appearance; to show up
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
natural growth; wild growth
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy