unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to start; to begin; to commence
participants; participating athletes
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
image; figure; figure; form; image
beginning; outset; first; onset
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)