on countless occasions; many a time
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to hide; to keep to oneself
all; entire; whole; altogether
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
difference; variation; difference
to knock down; to utterly defeat
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
mountain road; mountain trail
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to lie deep in; to extend far back
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
at that time; in those days
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority