present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
even more; still more; further
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to squash; to crush; to flatten
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to sink (into); to get depressed
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
murder; killing; murderer
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to nip (something) in the bud
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury