to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
match (for lighting a fire)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
posterity; future generations; future life
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
entire world; whole world; world stage
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
delicate health; fragile health
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back