nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
great difference; big difference; wide margin
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
thorough; exhaustive; complete
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
restoration; repair; mending
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
complete change; about-face
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be hot on a person's heels
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession