though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
second (unit of time); arc second
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be sooty; to be stained
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
relatively; comparatively
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
emotional strength; force of will
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
cannot be compared with; no match for
is something that; is that which
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
program (e.g. TV); programme
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
switching over to; migration; transition
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy