clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
intensive; concentrated; focused
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
that's true; of course; obviously
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
establishment; settlement
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker