behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
villain; baddie; the villain's part
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
state of mind; mentality; psychology
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
script; screenplay; scenario
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
if it is the case that ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
sense of values; values; value system
beforehand; in advance; previously
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
to become possible; to become able to (do)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud