match; game; bout; contest
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
large build; large pattern
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
outward; superficial; external; apparent
ability; performance; efficiency
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
in proportion to; just as much as
short distance; short range; short-haul
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
menace; threat; intimidation
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle
already; now; no longer; not any more
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer