to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to like; to love; to be fond of
both; both sides; both parties
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
just one person; only one
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
overlay; overlay (segment)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
financial power; financial means; wealth
declaration; proclamation; announcement
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to know (a person); to think
though; notwithstanding; although
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
support; backing; patronage
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
New Year's Eve; December 31