to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
prospects of victory; chances of success
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to apologize; to apologise
cooperation; collaboration
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
second-year student; biennial
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal