to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
preference; priority; precedence
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to assemble; to set up; to construct
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
twice; again; second time
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
lightly; easily; carelessly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
several minutes; a few minutes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
all-out attack; general offensive
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to check; to stop; to keep back
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to become clear; to be made public
disregarding strategy and using brute force
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
death in battle; death on the battlefield
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to harm; to cause harm to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention