be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
river; stream; River; the ... river
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo