soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
made-to-order; custom-made
degeneration; retrogression
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to appear all together; to be all present
place; room; margin; scope
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
society; the world; the times
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
if it is the case that ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
way; method; means; (technical) specification