to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be found; to be discovered
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to be needed; to be wanted
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the other day; a few days ago
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
serialization; serialisation; serial story
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
action of making something; -ification
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise