to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fight against; to oppose; to face
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
difference; variation; difference
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Japanese person; Japanese people
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry