as usual; as is one's habit
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
even though; despite; when
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
ago; since; before; previous
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to attempt; to test; to try out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I see; that's right; indeed
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
had better ...; had better not ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience