big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to put one's hand on; to touch
contemplation; meditation
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
repetition of position; repetition draw
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
complete; whole; perfect; safe
how much; how many; to what extent
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to become possible; to become able to (do)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
clicking; clopping; clacking
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
choice; selection; option
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
determination; resolution