by sheer strength; by brute force
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
vitality; (one's) life force
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
physical strength; muscle strength
defense; defence; protection
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
as (for); for; in the capacity of
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
point of departure; initial point; starting point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
experiment; experimentation
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
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?")