hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
time; season; period; phase; stage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
organization; organisation; forming
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all