you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be born; to come into the world
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
of course; certainly; naturally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to increase; to add to; to augment
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
step; stride; counter for steps