long military service; having experienced many battles
strong person; the strong; the powerful
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
other side; opposite side; other party
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
materials; data; document
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
butt of a joke; punchline
real thing; original; actual
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
threat; intimidation; menace
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
spray of snow (smoke-like)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
technique; art; skill; move
beauty of style; beauty of form
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
never mind!; don't worry about it
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right