beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
watchful waiting; careful supervision
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pointing out; identification
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
already; now; no longer; not any more
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.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance