first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
upward adjustment; upward revision
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to jump up and down; to hop
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stop walking; to pause
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to lose sight of; to miss
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
place; room; margin; scope
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
money in one's possession
things at hand; personal belongings
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
cane; walking stick; staff; wand