war; fighting; fierce competition
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to some extent; to a certain extent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
early detection (of an illness)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
convenient; handy; useful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to mix; to stir; to blend
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common