surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to discuss; to talk together
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
pain of love; love troubles
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
materials; data; document
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
when; how soon; how long until
deep inside; innermost place
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
back off!; leave me alone!
forcibly; against one's will
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
how; in what way; by what means
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
urgent; requiring quick (response)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely