what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't worry; there's no need to worry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
time; hour; period; class
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)