so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
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
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
battlefield; battleground
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
imperial court; royal court
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice