that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
master; teacher; stable master
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
as a child; when one was a child
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
emotional scars; mental trauma
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
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision