weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
things at hand; personal belongings
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
disadvantageous; long (odds)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
reason; cause; history; origin
-less; lacking; non-existing
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(a person's) appearance; looks
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
mature woman; middle-aged woman
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to