short story; short film; short poem
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
extremely large-scale (literary) work; monster work; long film; epic
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)