to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
failure; mistake; blunder
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to repeat; to do over again
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to express (in words); to confess
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one