overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to degenerate; to lapse into
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
order; sequence; procedure
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
hiding one's embarrassment
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship