reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
one-off; one off (e.g. car)
just one person; only one
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
top of the head; crown of the head
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
whole nation; whole land; whole country
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
buff (color); buffing; buff (positive status effect)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether