to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
that's the way it is; such is life
any more; any further; any better; any longer
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected