crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
two times; twice; two degrees
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
common people; ordinary people; masses
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after