regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up