and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hey there; I say; see here
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to attack; to assault; to assail
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...