pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
leader; central personage
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
place; European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
to jump up and down; to hop
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
henry (unit of inductance)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
your acquaintance; people who know
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
international; diplomatic intercourse
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to get accustomed to using
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
repeatedly; several times; many times
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)