fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
war; battle; match; game; competition
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
match; game; bout; contest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
myself; yourself; I; me; you
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station