hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
admiration; wonder; astonishment
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
offense and defense; offence and defence
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
whole story; full picture; full particulars
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect