(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
reality; actuality; hard fact
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
jumping to a wrong conclusion
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
utmost limits; extremity; limit
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
rest; break; recess; intermission
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
connection; linking; linkage; link
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action