combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be touching; to be moving
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else
3000; three thousand; many
rule; reign; government; governing
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
and so; therefore; for that reason
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire