taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go along; to walk along; to follow
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to search for; to seek for; to look for
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous