to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
war; battle; match; game; competition
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
until now; so far; up to the present
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to refuse; to decline; to deny