ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
strong pressure; heavy pressure
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
extensive; vast range; wide scope
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
number of persons; personnel
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to dye; to colour; to color
wrong; different; not like that
called; known as; that; to say
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
just because; even if; even though
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)