(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
draw (in competition); tie game
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
objection; dissent; protest
precedence; first move (in games)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
alone; by oneself; on one's own
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in