to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
two persons; two people; pair; couple
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
management; administration; operation
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
but; however; provided that
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
match; game; bout; contest
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost