future; possible; potential; prospective
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pupil; student; schoolchild
on and after; from ... onward; since
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
end; close; conclusion; termination
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
whether or not; presence or absence
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK