ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
one more time; once more; once again
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
number one; first; best; most; game; round
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even though; despite; when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...