long; drawn-out; very long
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
please (give me); please (do for me)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
match; game; bout; contest
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
perfect; perfection; perfect game
overall victory; championship
the other day; lately; recently
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
way (of doing); manner; method; means
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
not caring; not giving a damn
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr