perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to turn towards; to point
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to brave a danger; to take a risk
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
second day of the month; two days
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
perception; sensing; noticing
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
in swarms; in great crowds
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
flight; desertion; escape
thief; robber; burglar; bandit