essence; true nature; substance; reality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
go that far; to that extent
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sense of smell; olfaction
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
from here; from this place
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
strong person; the strong; the powerful
wild beast; wild animal; brute
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
narrow eyes; fine texture
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on