ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
remarkable; striking; obvious
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
match; game; bout; contest
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
these guys; these fellows
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
training; drill; practice; discipline
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)