to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; such is life
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
how; in what way; how about
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
because of; owing to; due to
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
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?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to