meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
way out; means to escape; escape route
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to thrust down; to push off
consideration; taking into account
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
flying column; detached force
blow; shock; strike; batting
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
handrail; railing; banister
terrain; geographical features; topography
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
important point; point to make note of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting