tone (of voice); manner of talking
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
established practice; custom
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
all obstacles; all sorts of trouble
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
second (unit of time); arc second
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
please (give me); please (do for me)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)