making an attempt; trial run
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
this (very thing); this precisely
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
going through; going via; going by way of
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.