substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
anything and everything; just about everything
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to fight to the bitter end
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to happen to have on hand or in stock
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
even if; even though; however; no matter how
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
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)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake