firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
concession; conciliation; compromise
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
society; the world; the times
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
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
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
genuine article; real thing; real deal
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to face; to go towards; to head towards