exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care