contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
adds force or indicates command
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in one's own way or style
hard worker; hardworking person
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
nonchalant air; unruffled air
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall