to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one person; another name; nickname; alias
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
failure; mistake; blunder
pair; the two; both persons; both things
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely