I see; that's right; indeed
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
these guys; these fellows
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
about this time; about now
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rather than; more ... than ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
change of schedule; schedule change
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
boastful speech; bragging
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
for this very reason; that is exactly why
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you