to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
impossible to do (although wants to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ago; since; before; previous
beautiful legs; great legs
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
the place for; the time for; the level of
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
perfect; perfection; perfect game
beginning; clue; starting point
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
clause; article; stipulations
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
guess; conjecture; surmise
outline; summary; argument
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all