king; monarch; ruler; champion
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
two persons; two people; pair; couple
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
surely; certainly; without doubt
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to collect; to assemble; to gather
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be prolonged; to drag on
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.