self-consciousness; self-awareness
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
special; particular; peculiar; unique
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to repeat; to do something over again
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey