to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
technique; art; skill; move
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
closely-guarded secret; top secret
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to attempt; to test; to try out
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
surroundings; environs; circumference
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
all; entire; whole; altogether
not necessarily so; is not always true
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet