to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
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
that's the way it is; such is life
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
number one; first; best; most; game; round
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
beyond this point; from now on; after this
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
comparatively; relatively