to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
pitch dark; total darkness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be worn down; to be reduced
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to repeat; to do something over again
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
junior high school student; middle school pupil
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
class-A; A class; A grade
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary