number one; first; best; most; game; round
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
murder; homicide; manslaughter
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mass communication; mass media
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
pigment; paint; colour; color
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
such; this sort of; like this
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
such; like that; that sort of