all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
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)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
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)
function; facility; faculty; feature
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
position; location; base; point; site
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough