to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
our country; our land; one's own country
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
breaking off relations (esp. between countries)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
if it is (the case that ...)
restraining (someone); restraint
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
by myself; in person; by oneself
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
Japanese contingent; Japanese players; Japanese competitors; Japanese companies; Team Japan
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
free translation; liberal translation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words