application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
match; game; bout; contest