slowly (but steadily);  gradually;  bit-by-bit;  slowly soaking in;  slowly permeating;  oozing out
 something;  some;  somehow;  for some reason;  (is there) something (you want, etc.)
 to start;  to begin;  to challenge;  to pick (a fight);  to set (traps);  to plant (explosives)
 if that's the case ...;  if so ...;  that being the case ...
 counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.)  counter for positions or roles; (arch.)  counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba);  counter for ranking level
 remnant;  residue;  remaining;  left-over
 all;  entire;  whole;  altogether
 to wager;  to bet;  to risk;  to stake;  to gamble
 victory or defeat;  match;  contest;  game
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 splendid;  nice;  sufficient;  fine (in the sense of "I'm fine");  well enough;  OK
 pair;  the two;  both persons;  both things
 to appear all together;  to be all present
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one);  blade;  bayonet;  swordsmanship;  stinger;  ovipositor
 book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 come;  come now;  well;  who knows;  well now;  let's see
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money);  to hang;  to come into view;  to arrive;  to come under (a contract, a tax);  to start (engines, motors);  to attend
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 I see;  that's right;  indeed
 counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
 shot;  charge;  blow;  punch;  home run;  try
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 gap;  space;  break;  interlude;  chink (in one's armor, armour);  chance
 to give (esp. to someone of lower status);  to bestow;  to provide;  to afford;  to assign;  to cause
 until then;  till then;  to that extent;  the end of it;  all there is to it
 direction;  way;  person;  lady;  method of;  manner of;  care of ...
 to go;  to come;  to be defeated;  to collapse;  to be annoyed;  to be nonplussed
 one;  for one thing;  only;  (not) even;  just (e.g. "just try it");  some kind of;  one type of
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 to be hit;  to strike;  to touch;  to be in contact;  to be equivalent to;  to be applicable;  to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
 to give;  to let (one) have;  to give;  to do for one;  to take the trouble to do;  to do to someone's disadvantage
 young female rice planter;  young girl
 hit;  success;  guess;  prediction;  affability;  friendliness;  sensation
 but;  however;  provided that
 judgement;  judgment;  decision;  adjudication;  award;  verdict
 death;  decease; (arch.)  death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation);  (an) out
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn