foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to comfort; to console; to amuse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be able to manage somehow or another
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
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)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, 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
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole