to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
at once; immediately; right now
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
together; at the same time; same; identical
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business