considerably; fairly; quite
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
classical form of martial art
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
with a start; with a jump
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
everything; anything; nothing
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
throughout; all through; right through
in comparison to; rather than
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)