behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
day after day; day by day
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
match; game; bout; contest
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
regular game; regular-season game
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(period of) a year; during an era
team competition; team game
individual match; single game
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in that manner; like that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in