the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to recall; to remember; to recollect
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)