so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
if so; in that case; in that situation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal