locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
long ago; already; a long time ago
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to strangle; to constrict
having said that; on the other hand
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
while; even though; despite
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)