to win the prize; to win the ring
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
physical law; laws of physics
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
since then; from that time; ever since
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
fully armed; armed to the teeth
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
counter for books; volume
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
supply; provision; raising; procurement
identification tag; dog tag
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
health; healthy; sound; fit
right to choose; a say; option
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to become frayed; to become loose