strong person; the strong; the powerful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
place; situation; position; location
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to stop walking; to pause
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float