as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
war situation; progress of a battle
match declared drawn due to injury
draw (in competition); tie game
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
sentiment; sentimentality
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
two persons; two people; pair; couple
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to recall; to remember; to recollect
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to cease; to stop; to be over
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
society; the world; the times
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
number one; first; best; most; game; round
after all; because; but; even; too; as well