(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mix; to stir; to blend
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
derailment; digression; deviation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
February; second month of the lunar calendar
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
preparatory phase; preparatory period
accumulation; accumulate; store