trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise