without; but if; otherwise; or else
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
again; once more; a second time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
main cause; primary factor
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
long-awaited; much-awaited
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
I see; that's right; indeed
beginning; outset; first; onset
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station