pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
such ... as; or some such
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
courteous; decorous; polite
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
low rating; bad reputation
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
because of; owing to; due to
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
please; somehow or other; one way or another
head; brains; intelligence
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be relieved; to feel relieved
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
time; hour; period; class
third day of the month; three days
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)