goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
reconciliation; make peace with
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter