monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
adverse circumstances; adversity
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
descendant; posterity; offspring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to lean against; to set against
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen