very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
respect and affection; love and respect
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
from the viewpoint of; according to
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
script; screenplay; scenario
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
do-or-die game; crucial contest
halfway (through, complete); midway
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
comfort; consolation; diversion
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly