to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
don't you think?; indicates question
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
failure; mistake; blunder
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
that's the way it is; such is life
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
indispensable; essential; necessary
individual; private person; personal; natural person
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
honour; honor; glory; privilege
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident