well then ...; in that situation; in which case
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
in succession; one by one
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
something like ...; something called ...
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
going through; going via; going by way of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
form; shape; figure; visage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender