troops; group members; team members
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
future (usually near); prospects
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
offense and defense; offence and defence
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
coincident with; while; simultaneously
large number (of); many; majority
convenient; handy; useful
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
strength; power; proficiency; ability
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
somersault; looping-the-loop
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to shake; to sway; to waver
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)