to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just because; even if; even though
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
business world; business circles; (the) industry
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
I see; that's right; indeed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in this way; thus; such; uh...
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair