battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
four (long cylindrical things)
two (long cylindrical things)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
early (days); initial stage; initial
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
be (that) as it may; having said that
instead; but (on the other hand)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
directly opposite; right in front
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
respect and affection; love and respect
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to shoot a person to death
to take someone's life; to kill someone
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to shed light; to cast light
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
secret technique; secret art
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
narrow margin; slim margin
joint struggle; common (united) front