tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
down payment; contract money
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
course; route; path; process; stages
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reaching; attaining; arrival
change of job; change of occupation; career change
permission; approval; authorization; license
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
successful bid; winning a tender
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
joke; playfulness; kidding around
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
participant; entrant; player; competitor