to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
marks in a water channel; channel buoys
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
incident; affair; happening; event
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
decision; determination; resolution
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front