horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
for example; for instance; e.g.
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
extremely; very; really; super; so
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
curse; spell; malediction
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ability; capability; skill
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
single word; a few words; brief comment
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
place to die; place of death
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
beginning; outset; first; onset
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to learn; to study; to take lessons in