shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
match; game; bout; contest
prize money; monetary award; reward
those interested in participating; persons wishing to participate
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
aim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes
granted that; even if; even though
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings