convenience; user-friendliness
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to stop walking; to pause
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
a long, long time ago; very long ago
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking