big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to need; to call for; to require
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
remarkable; striking; obvious
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
match; game; bout; contest
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
these guys; these fellows
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
another time; some other time