to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
item; something that one "just has to have"
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
for your information; I'm telling you
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
door; gate; opening; title page
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to become pale; to turn pale
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet