it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
after that; afterwards; thereafter
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
while; even though; despite
general; popular; common; typical
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
personal grudge; personal enmity
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
in accordance with; according to
preference; priority; precedence
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
to state; to express; to mention
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
personal criticism; character sketch