proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
few decades; many decades; several decades
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
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
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
point spread; point difference
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
be on your guard!; take care!
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to spend time (on doing something)
consecutive victories; series of victories