opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
society; public; community; social studies
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to collect; to assemble; to gather
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
use; utilization; utilisation; application
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
complete; whole; perfect; safe
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
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.)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be able to manage somehow or other
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to get slightly dirty (all over)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to speak; to hear a voice
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
then; well; so; well then