simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to refuse; to decline; to deny
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
rising; ascending; climbing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
training; drill; practice; discipline
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
study; research; investigation