victory or defeat; match; contest; game
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
single word; a few words; brief comment
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
boasting of one's strength
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
feeling; sense; impression
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
body; group; party; company; troupe
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
double; twice (as much); twofold
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice