in succession; one by one
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
handicraft; industrial art object
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)