black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
technique; art; skill; move
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
how; in what way; by what means
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
depravity; corruption; degradation
greedy; avaricious; covetous
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
popular name; common name; given name
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
something; some kind of; for some reason
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to shake one's head (in denial)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?