signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
ability; performance; efficiency
to explain adequately; to be accountable
energy; vitality; mental determination
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to check; to stop; to keep back
another kind; different kind; distinct species
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
strong-style wrestling; pro wrestling as a fighting style
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
reason; logic; method; system; order
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
our country; our land; one's own country
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
death toll; number of deaths; body count
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
omniscient point of view (in narration)
to try all possible means
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks