concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to practice magic; to practise magic
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air