slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
shop; small store; business; firm
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
quarterfinal round; final eight
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
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
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
study; diligence; discount; reduction
trivial; not amounting to much
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
great commander; famous commander
name; given name; first name
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous