(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to have (something) innate; to be born with
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
nature; property; disposition
function; facility; faculty; feature
by means of; due to; because of; according to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
particularly; only; in the case of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
difference; variation; difference
remarkable; striking; obvious