novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
large triple gate to temple
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
class-A; A class; A grade
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
personal combat; one-to-one fight
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to remove; to move out of the way
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
one's family; family member
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order