to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
sanity; consciousness; soberness
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
directly opposite; right in front
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
serious wound; serious injury
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
if you think about it; come to think of it
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to spend time (on doing something)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
perfect; complete; flawless
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
direct connection; direct link
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
on the occasion of; at the time of
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
limited; restricted; constrained