(one's) figure; build; physique; style
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
running as fast as one can
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
for example; for instance; e.g.
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved