adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
exploitation; overuse; abuse
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
being the runner-up; finishing second
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
convenience store lunch box
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
to grumble; to make difficulties
scattered here and there; at intervals
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
concession; conciliation; compromise
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)