to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hope; white hope; person of promise
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
until now; so far; up to the present
classification; categorization; sorting
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dealing with; coping with
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly