to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
materials; data; document
place; situation; position; location
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
occasional; infrequent; rare
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
starting pistol; starter pistol
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
Japan's best; number one in Japan
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
thousand years; very long period; forever
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
older sister; elder sister
other side; opposite side; other party
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire