foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
individual differences; personal equation
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
person concerned; interested party; related party
bluff; false show of power; bold front
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to have a long life; to live a long time
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to order; to command; to appoint
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)