because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
declaration; proclamation; announcement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
called; known as; that; to say
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
impossibly hard video game
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?