to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
such a thing; something like that
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
effect; result; worth; use; avail
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly