lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
chance (of success); odds
in the same way as; just like
to subsist; to keep on living
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
countermeasure; counter-measure
index finger; forefinger; second toe
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
the whole day; all the day
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal