conviction; belief; confidence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just because; even if; even though
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sentiment; sentimentality
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
(having) two choices; choice between two things
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
solitude; loneliness; isolation
sense of loss; feeling of loss
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)