match; game; bout; contest
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
pessimism; disappointment
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
reaching; attaining; arrival
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
increase (in an amount of money)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to increase; to add to; to augment
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to wring the neck; to strangle
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to go with the flow; to go with the times
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected