answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
now; the present time; just now; another; more
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
level; standard; water level
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)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
use; utilization; utilisation; application
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
interior; inside; internal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
unprecedented; never seen before
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
forcibly; against one's will
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
directly opposite; right in front
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 shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey