retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
rival; competitor; competition
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
trio; gang of three; threesome
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
index; indices; indicator
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
of course; certainly; naturally
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
means; way; method; measure
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important