advanced level; high grade; senior
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
just because; even if; even though
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to watch over; to watch attentively
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
having said that; on the other hand
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if it is the case that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly