to the last; persistency; thoroughness
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first