nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
serious; not joking; straight
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
scene; sight; scenario; setting
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
questioning (e.g. by police)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)