even if; even though; however; no matter how
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
self control; self restraint
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
charming; fascinating; attractive
half the body; half length
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
after a long time; for the first time in a while
self-righteousness; self-justified
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
sports ground; sports oval
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
stairs; stairway; staircase
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
very likely; very probable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from