cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be silent; to say nothing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
part; portion; glimpse; bit
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
by myself; in person; by oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the same generation; coeval
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
orphan; person without friends
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion