to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
war; battle; match; game; competition
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
results; record; grades; marks
January; first month of the lunar calendar
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
great physical power; animal strength
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
item; something that one "just has to have"
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
flour; meal; powder; dust
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
100,000; hundred thousand
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke