or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
conviction; belief; confidence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
application; request; petition
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
question; inquiry; enquiry
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in order; in turn; one by one
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to be hesitant; to feel timid
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention