force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
war; battle; match; game; competition
inattention; absent-mindedness
organizational capability; organisational capability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to talk; to chat; to chatter
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten