topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
living thing; living creature; animal; life
material; substance; matter
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
considerably; fairly; quite
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
legendary beast; magical beast
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that