it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
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)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
don't you think?; indicates question
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole