convenient; handy; useful
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
not worth considering; out of the question
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
direct descent; direct line
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
descendant; progeny; offspring
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to squeeze out; to wring out
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
steel; sword steel; sword
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to concern; to be related
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
how much; how many; to what extent
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly