fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
bento; Japanese box lunch
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
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)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking