to be lacking in options; to be too few
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
unkindness; unfriendliness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
assertion; declaration; affirmation
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
putting into operation; invocation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
conscious; deliberate; intentional
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to add (to); to add on; to append
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
don't worry about it; forget about it
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
such ... as; or some such
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere