thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
story; tale; talk; discussion
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
naivete; simplicity; innocence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to be pleased with; to suit
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in