letter (of alphabet); character; writing
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
had better ...; had better not ...
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
to cover fully; to wrap around
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
based on; built on; made from
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
progress; advance; improvement; development
too much; excessively; too
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
independence; self-reliance
continuation; succession; series
three; three years of age
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...