in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
educational institution; school; academy; campus
war; battle; match; game; competition
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
they; those guys; those fellows
intensive training; extra hard training
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
special training; intensive training; crash course
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding