condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
great swordsman; master fencer
as (for); for; in the capacity of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
soldier; combatant; warrior
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to blow through; to blow across
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to make sense; to be meaningful
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
failure; mistake; blunder
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
vocal sound; tone of voice
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
petty underling; small fry
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing