I see; that's right; indeed
beginning; outset; first; onset
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
how many people; a number of people
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to accept; to receive; to agree
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such; this sort of; like this
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake