stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
broadband; brokers' broker
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
every year; yearly; annually
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
good performance; good work; great success
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
battlefield; battleground
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
choices; alternatives; options
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
championship race; struggle for victory
possible; likely; probable
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
please; somehow or other; one way or another
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)