first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
attending (upon); keeping another company
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
by means of; due to; because of; according to
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
entrance; admission; entering
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific