sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
karate gi; karate uniform
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
what do you want?; can I help you?
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)