consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
if so; in that case; in that situation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
I see; that's right; indeed
narrow margin; slim margin
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
being too late; losing one's final chance
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good