though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
while; during; while; although; all; both
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
speaking of ...; as for ...
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
two persons; two people; pair; couple
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
duty; function; office; mission; task; role