head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
decoration; ornament; trimmings
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
newcomer; initiate; rookie
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
match; game; bout; contest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
since; henceforth; ever since
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
new student; freshman; first-year student
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
broom (esp. in curling); bloom (whitish coating on fruit, leaves, etc.); bloom (mass of metal); bloom (shader effect)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted