to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
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
hey there; I say; see here
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
healthy; sound; wholesome
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
wounded person; injured person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
timely; opportune; conveniently; in good season
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself