rather; better; instead; if anything
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
handful; small amount; small number
around the world; throughout the world
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
selection; choice; option
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
forcibly; against one's will
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
receiving an electric shock
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...