chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
beginning; outset; first; onset
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
exemplar; model; example; pattern
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
dozens; scores of; decades
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
hard to get; hard to come by
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
had better ...; had better not ...
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon