matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
desperately; for one's dear life
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
consequence; outcome; result; blame
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
don't you think?; indicates question
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
victim; injured party; sufferer
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate