to ascertain; to check; to make sure
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
special; particular; peculiar; unique
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
aggression; invasion; raid
proper; right; reasonable
main purpose; primary objective
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
by myself; in person; by oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point