offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
like that; that way; thus
in the same way as; just like
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
royalty and titled nobility
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
older brother; elder brother
violent emotion; passion; fury
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to see through; to see the true nature of something