to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to be in focus; to come into focus
sexless; nonsexual; asexual; agamic; genderless
how many years; how long; what year
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
the same rank; equality; apposition
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
correction; revision; amendment
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion