to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
plaintive; piteous; doleful
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
as you see; as you can see
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
right in the center (centre)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
report; notification; registration
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to raise one's voice; to shout
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)