even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
particularly; only; in the case of
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
war; battle; match; game; competition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
battlefield; battleground
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway