by means of; due to; because of; according to
war; fighting; fierce competition
perception; sensing; noticing
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
person unfit for society; misfit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
light and darkness; light and shade
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
well-bred; of good upbringing
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
having an ancient and honorable origin
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
correction; revision; amendment
until now; so far; up to the present
normalcy; normality; normal