first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
... years old; age (of) ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
now that; since; so long as; because
rival; competitor; competition
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
rematch (after an earlier loss)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own