futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...