to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recommendation; referral; endorsement
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
invitation; introduction; temptation
to help each other; to cooperate
had better ...; had better not ...
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
such; like that; that sort of
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days