the very best; excellent; superb
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
participant; entrant; player; competitor
management; administration; operation
to pretend; to act (as if)
to make a mistake; to blunder
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to affect; to impact; to influence
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism