pure; true; genuine; unmixed
contest of strength; trial of strength
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
that's a different matter; that's a different story
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to challenge (a person) to a fight
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to do together; to share; to participate in
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
probability; likelihood; chances
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
almost; roughly; approximately
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
commitment; pledge; promise
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly