it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
sincere; earnest; serious
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to try all possible means
such; like that; that sort of
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship