futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
contest of strength; trial of strength
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest