to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
be (that) as it may; having said that
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by sheer strength; by brute force
cannot be compared with; no match for
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
aptitude; aptness; suitability
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
development; exploitation
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression