is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to intervene; to stop (something)
the same rank; equality; apposition
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
arbitration; intercession; mediation
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
worst; worst-case (scenario)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
application; request; petition
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to push aside; to brush aside
running as fast as one can
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
determination; resolution
several times (as large, over)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)