no!; no no!; no, not at all
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
rationality; reasonableness
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
in one's hands; in one's control
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
time; hour; season; time of the year
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
long (time); longstanding; for a long time