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
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
if it is the case that ...
each individual; each person
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be perturbed; to be agitated
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
great man; magnanimous man
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
this (very thing); this precisely
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
even more; still more; further
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above