foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
process; course; mechanism
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to become inverted; to become reversed
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
company management; managing a company
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
matter to be checked or investigated
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
table tennis table; ping-pong table
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
match; game; bout; contest
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
exhibition; exhibition game
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)