or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
without; but if; otherwise; or else
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
very; greatly; exceedingly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
within; inside of; less than
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
third day of the month; three days
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to escape from; to get out
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)