consent;  assent;  agreement;  understanding;  comprehension;  grasp
 play;  recreation;  play (theatre);  performance;  staging;  praying
 point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 fair and square;  open and aboveboard
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 to delay;  to postpone;  to put off;  to slow down;  to hold up;  to retard
 how;  in what way;  why;  for what reason;  cannot possibly;  no way
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 to change;  to alter;  to transform;  to reform;  to revise;  to amend
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 conversion;  shift;  about-face;  switch
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 perhaps;  probably;  generous;  many;  much
 to think;  to consider;  to think (of doing);  to plan (to do);  to judge;  to assess;  to imagine
 shortcut;  short-cut hairstyle for women
 be supposed or expected to (do);  be sure to (do);  ought to (do)
 if so;  in that case;  in that situation
 victory or defeat;  match;  contest;  game
 to take;  to carry (something) away;  to bear
 I see;  that's right;  indeed
 narrow margin;  slim margin
 to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.);  to get in;  to get on (e.g. a footstool);  to step on;  to reach;  to go over;  to follow
 advantageous;  favourable;  better;  profitable;  lucrative;  gainful
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 come;  come now;  well;  who knows;  well now;  let's see
 self-proclaimed;  self-professed;  professing oneself to be;  calling oneself;  first person
 purple;  violet;  Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell);  type of soy sauce
 opposite;  opposition;  versus;  vs.;  to (e.g. "winning a game five to three");  equal footing
 pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
 fighting (against);  taking on (an opponent);  facing;  confronting;  competing (with);  battle
 to take one's place;  to take one's position;  to go into position;  to line up
 set;  set meal;  combo-meal;  hairdo
 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
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 small quantity;  little;  little while;  short distance
 being too late;  losing one's final chance
 busyness;  a lot of things to do;  frequent use;  heavy use (of);  many uses
 safe;  secure;  certainly;  surely;  no thanks;  I'm good