in comparison to; rather than
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
arrest; apprehension; capture
reputation; respectability
family; members of a family
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
participants; participating athletes
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)