to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
moment to quit; way to quit
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
domestic affairs; internal administration
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
breadwinner; biggest earner
performer; entertainer; actor
development; exploitation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
not limited to; not just ...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
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
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master