disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
survival; survivor; relic
because; for; the reason why is ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to be too numerous; to be too much
in the same way as; just like
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to discuss; to talk together
place; room; margin; scope
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager