it's no joke; gimme a break!
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
flight; escape; running away; flying high
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
if it is the case that ...
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
maid; helper; help; assistance
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
sense of values; values; value system
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough