statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
next term; next period; next version; next release
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
direct control; direct supervision
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(not) a single person; (no) one
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to change completely; to change suddenly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to leave this world; to die
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back