and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
feeling; sense; impression
then; well; so; well then
contract; compact; agreement
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
results; record; grades; marks
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction