(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
estimate (of costs); budget
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
a few years ago; some years back
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
glove (esp. sports); globe
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
speaking voice; talking voice
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
superior; superiors; senior
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
don't worry about it; forget about it
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
from the viewpoint of; according to
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
having lost face; in a bind
match; game; bout; contest