there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in proportion to; just as much as
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sincere; earnest; serious
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
older brother; elder brother
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
dignity; majesty; sanctity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
originally; by nature; from the start
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
make good use of; make the most of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
body; physical system; (the) person
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)