equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
still; even now; to this day
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
one by one; in detail; minutely
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
circular breathing (technique to enable continuous playing of a wind instrument)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
but; however; although; though
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
be (that) as it may; having said that
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)