easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to draw back; to leave (the area)
while; during; while; although; all; both
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
straight-laced person; stubborn person
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
how many people; a number of people
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to lose one's way; to get lost
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
in comparison to; rather than
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to brave a danger; to take a risk
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sphere; circle; range; category
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability