direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
educational institution; school; academy; campus
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
solution; solution strategy
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
serious; not joking; straight
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
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
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
mobile suit (giant robot in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
personal feelings; self-interest