soccer player; football player; footballer
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
professional boxer; prizefighter
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
enterprise; business; company; corporation
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
trend of the times; way things are going
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
allegiance; obedience; submission
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
polite; respectful; reverent
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
general mobilization; full mobilization
unqualified; without qualifications
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)