marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
individual; private person; personal; private
depending on; dependent on
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
team competition; team game
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
participation; joining; entry; adherence
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
single word; a few words; brief comment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby