thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to succeed; to bear fruit
form; shape; figure; visage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
to refer to; to use as reference
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
technique; art; skill; move
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization