first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
selection; choice; picking out
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
preparation; arrangements
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
body; group; party; company; troupe
edict; ordinance; proclamation
(religious) faith; belief; creed
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at least; at most; (even) just
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to complain; to make a complaint
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment