essential; important; crucial; vital; main
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
if so; in that case; in that situation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thunderous roar; roaring sound
being about to cry; the verge of tears
moving about; stirring about
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
place; room; margin; scope
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
otherwise; or else; if not
position; location; base; point; site
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
never mind!; don't worry about it
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
matter of time; question of time
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)