to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to keep a record; to keep a tally
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to find out; to discover; to detect
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
otherwise; if not; or else
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
cooperation; collaboration
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
spirit; heart; disposition
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude