road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
such ... as; or some such
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
very likely; very probable
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
relation; connection; relevance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
main cause; primary factor
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)