lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
league; federation; union; alliance
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
otherwise; or else; if not
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
extracurricular activities
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
annual (plant); first-year student
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pupil; student; schoolchild
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
female friend; woman friend
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to think too much; to be over-concerned
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
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously