first match (in a series)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in history; ever; historical
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
simply put; putting it simply; in short
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to save; to leave over; to spare
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")