to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guess; conjecture; surmise
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
people; men and women; each person; everybody
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be given up; to be discontinued
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to take over; to hand over
both hands; both arms; ten
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible