to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
minimum; at the very least
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
in accordance with; according to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
rejection; negation; voting down
declaration; proclamation; announcement
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
will; testament; last request
besides; in addition; also; moreover
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
elopement; running away with a lover
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday