to state; to express; to mention
accurate; correct; precise; exact
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
putting into operation; invocation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
considerably; greatly; a lot
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
since one was born; (in) all one's life
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
place; situation; position; location
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that