condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
infancy; childhood; tender age
and yet; though; when; in spite of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
sworn brother; buddy; pal
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
restoration; repair; mending
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
learned at ...; acquired at ...
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
climax; peak; zenith; apex
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
and so; therefore; for that reason
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for