it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to concern; to be related
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
hard disk (drive); hard drive
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
how long; how far; how much
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
percent; per cent; percentage
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
calculated; premeditated; considered
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow